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Indian artillery inflicted maximum damage to Pak during Kargil
New Delhi, Nov 19 (PTI) The Indian artillery, assisted
by the Bofors gun and multi-barrel rocket launchers among
others, caused the maximum damage to the Pakistani Army
during the Kargil war, a fact now admitted by neighbour.
As per the official list of Pakistani soldiers who
have been killed during the war period, put up on its website
by the Pakistani Army, about 190 of the over 400 dead were
killed because of shelling by the Indian Army.
The reasons for the maximum number of deaths given by
the Pakistani army was "En Arty shelling" or "En shelling".
'En' stands for Enemy, an obvious reference to Indian troops.
The Indian soldiers also killed another about 160 of
regular Pakistani army men in exchange of fire with their
hand-held assault weapons or as Pakistan puts it, "En
Action".
Besides the exchange of fire, the Indian Army men also
killed about 90 Pakistan Army personnel by shooting them down.
The reason given to such deaths was "En fire".
Even the Indian Air force, which bombarded certain
territories captured by a mixture of Pakistan troops and
militants, killed regular armymen.
It was not just the Indian army that Pakistan had to
fight but also rolling stones and avalanches. About 30 enemy
troops died in this category.
Interestingly, one of them was killed in lightning.
Among other reasons for deaths given were also helicopter
crashes.
The Pakistan Army which had been denying its role in
the conflict has quietly put the names of 453 soldiers and
officers killed in the battle on its website.
The names of those who died in Kargil are tucked away
in a list of thousands of personnel killed while on duty that
has been posted in the "Shuhada's Corner" (Martyrs Corner) of
the website.
The very first page of the long list of martyrs
includes the names of Capt Karnal Sher and Havildar Lalak Jan,
who were both killed on July 7, 1999 in Kargil and awarded
Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider.
Several others were posthumously given other gallantry
awards like the Tamgha-e-Jurat (Medal of Courage).
A majority of those who died in Kargil were soldiers
from the Northern Light Infantry (NLI), a paramilitary force
that was made a regular regiment of the Pakistan Army because
of its performance in the 1999 conflict.
During the Kargil conflict and in subsequent years,
the Pakistan Army insisted that none of its regular soldiers
were involved in the hostilities. PTI SAP
RET
by the Bofors gun and multi-barrel rocket launchers among
others, caused the maximum damage to the Pakistani Army
during the Kargil war, a fact now admitted by neighbour.
As per the official list of Pakistani soldiers who
have been killed during the war period, put up on its website
by the Pakistani Army, about 190 of the over 400 dead were
killed because of shelling by the Indian Army.
The reasons for the maximum number of deaths given by
the Pakistani army was "En Arty shelling" or "En shelling".
'En' stands for Enemy, an obvious reference to Indian troops.
The Indian soldiers also killed another about 160 of
regular Pakistani army men in exchange of fire with their
hand-held assault weapons or as Pakistan puts it, "En
Action".
Besides the exchange of fire, the Indian Army men also
killed about 90 Pakistan Army personnel by shooting them down.
The reason given to such deaths was "En fire".
Even the Indian Air force, which bombarded certain
territories captured by a mixture of Pakistan troops and
militants, killed regular armymen.
It was not just the Indian army that Pakistan had to
fight but also rolling stones and avalanches. About 30 enemy
troops died in this category.
Interestingly, one of them was killed in lightning.
Among other reasons for deaths given were also helicopter
crashes.
The Pakistan Army which had been denying its role in
the conflict has quietly put the names of 453 soldiers and
officers killed in the battle on its website.
The names of those who died in Kargil are tucked away
in a list of thousands of personnel killed while on duty that
has been posted in the "Shuhada's Corner" (Martyrs Corner) of
the website.
The very first page of the long list of martyrs
includes the names of Capt Karnal Sher and Havildar Lalak Jan,
who were both killed on July 7, 1999 in Kargil and awarded
Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider.
Several others were posthumously given other gallantry
awards like the Tamgha-e-Jurat (Medal of Courage).
A majority of those who died in Kargil were soldiers
from the Northern Light Infantry (NLI), a paramilitary force
that was made a regular regiment of the Pakistan Army because
of its performance in the 1999 conflict.
During the Kargil conflict and in subsequent years,
the Pakistan Army insisted that none of its regular soldiers
were involved in the hostilities. PTI SAP
RET
